Spiral-glide amusement device



G. W. O DOIE. SPIRAL GLIDE AMUSEMENT DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 17, 1919.

1,347,968. Patented Jul 27,1920.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 17, 1919- 1,847,968.

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G. W. ODOIE. SPIRAL GLIDE AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- I7, I919.

Patented July 27, 1920.

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, useful UNITED STATES GEORGE W. ODOIE, 0F HAVANA, TLLINOIS.

SPIRAL-GLIDE AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 1y 2*? 1920.

Application filed November 17, 1919. Serial No. 338,545.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

a citizen of thejUnited States, residing at' Havana, in the county of Mason and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and Improvements in Amusement Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to amusement devices, and aims, to provide such a device having a spiral track downavhich the cars glide by gravitation, to the amusement of the occupants and onlookers.

' The invention has for its object the provision of a spiral glide amusement device of portable construction, so that the structure can be knocked down or collapsed for surrounding the other, and a central mast or pole to which said tracks are connected, to provide a rigid and substantial construction, and a further object is to construct said tracks and mast in sections, whereby they can be disassembled and reassembled conveniently.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed it being understood that changes can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of the' device.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, portions being omitted for sake-0f clearness.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail of the mastand descending spiral track.

In its main features, the device comprises a central mast or pole 1, a spiral descending track 2 surrounding said mast, and a spiral ascending track 3 surroundlng the track 2. Said tracks are of conical form,

Spiral Glide tracks can be of channel-shape or other suitable formto guide the cars. The tracks are of larger diameter or increase in diameter at their lower ends, sothat they will brace one another, and make the structure more rigid, and the outer ascending track 3 is of larger pitch or inclination than the inner descending track 2, so that the cars can reach the top as quickly as possible, and will travel through a muchlarger distance is descending. The trackscan be of any suitable lengths and convolutions.

The mast 1 and tracks are of sectional construction, so that they can be collapsed or knocked down. The mast 1 is composed of sections 4 having their adjacent ends telescoped together, as at 5, or otherwise detachably fitted together, one on the other, and it is preferable to connect guy wires 6 to the upper end of the mast for holding it upright onthe ground, floor or base.

Each of the spiraltracks is composed of a suitable number of sections? the adjacent ends of which are detachably joined,

braces extend in various directions from the mast to the tracks so as to brace the tracks and prevent them from yielding under the weight and strain of the cars. These braces 9, when disconnected from the tracks, can be swung against the sections of the mast when shipping the parts. If needed, props or stays 13 can be extended from the groundor floor to the tracks so as to assist in bracing them, but these may not be necessary unless the structure is built especially large or is unsafe without them.

The upper end of the ascending track 3 connects with the upper end of the descending track, sothat a car after belng moved off of the track 3 will gravitate down the track 2 with a spiral movement increasing n the radius of movement as the car vdescends. The lower convolutlons of the tracks 2 and 3 rest on the floor or base, and

are connected by a loop 14 into whichthe I as well known in devices of this kind.

' It is also preferable to usea switch-off I i 1 braces connec'tin said tracks to the mast track 17 shuntingthe loop M, with a switch '18 for directing cars 22 into the track 17 when they are not-needed. thus be shunted into the track 17, and from Empty cars can there can be returned to pass up the track '3.

an endless chain or cable 20 extends along the track or loop 14; from the platform or landing 15 and up the ascending track 3, for carrying the cars up the track 3 to the top, where the cars are let go so as to descend by gravity down the track 2. This chain or cable can be operated by an engine 21 or other prime mover. a

By constructing the tracks and using them with the mast as shown and described, the structurecan be built in knock-down or collapsible type, so that 1t can be taken down andmoved from one place to another, to be used at fairs, circuses, and thelike.

he device can also be constructed on a small scale for use as a toy or amusement device for children, eliminating such finer. v details as are required on'a large amusement device for, carrying passengers.

Having thus described theinvention, what is claimed as new is I v} 1. An amusement device comprising a A suitable brake '16 can;

mast, and spaced'fr'om said mast, and braces connecting. the mast'and tracks to support the tracks from the mast, sa1d braces being detachable for separating the mast andtracks.v

2. An amusement device comprising a mast, spiral ascending and descending tracks surrounding one another j and the mast,

and supporting the tracks therefrom, a

looped' track connecting the lower ends of the spiral tracks and extending to one SlClQ,

loading and unloading means for said looped track, and means for moving cars or the like fromlthe looped track along the ascending track.

3. An amusement device comprising a mast,spiral ascending and descending tracks surrounding one another and the mast, said mast and tracks being composed of sections, and braces detachably connecting'the corresponding sections of the mast and-tracks.

4. An amusement device comprising sec- I tional mast, sectional spiral ascending and descending tracks located one within the other and surrounding said mast, and braces pivotally connected to the mast sections and detachably connected to said tracks.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specificationin the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

o GEORGE W. ODOIE. lVitnesses :1 a

Soo'rr S; JNORTRUP, FRED'WM. SPECKMANN. 

